Suspender attachment.



E. N. HUMPHREY.

SUSPENDER ATTACHMENT.

APPLICATION FILED APR. I5. 1915.

1 ,1 60,098. Patented Nov. 9, 1915.

@Vi/ weon 3 vive nto@ clear, and exact description.

ERNEST N. HUMPI-IREY, NEVI BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOE T0 TIIE TRAU'I &

EINE MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF NEW" BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORA- TION OF CONNECTICUT.

s'iisrnnnnn ATTACHMENT. p

vSpeciication of Letters Eatent.

Patented Nov. 9, 1915.

Application inea April 15, i915. semaine. 21,530.

l To all whom it may conccrn Beit known that I, ERNEST N. HUiiriinnY, a citizen of the'United States, residing at New Britain, countyof Hartford, State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Suspender Attachments, of which the following Iis a full,

This invention relates to attachments for Suspenders and the like and is designed to -provide a tab end attachment of simple construction and veasy application, and which may be constructed in aformr whichwill admit the parts to be carried in stock partially assembled, and which will admit of their ready application to webbing whenvitisdesired to make up aparticular order of suspenders or the like. that the rubber in elastic webbing deteriorates with time and exposure tothe air. Y It is also a well known fact.. that fashions in the webbing of Suspenders, etc'., cha-nge. Consequently it is very desirable to have a fitting which may be manufactured and partially assembled, and which may thereafter be readily applied to the webbing. rllhis enables the cord and other partsr ofthe suspender structure which do not deteriorate by exposure tobe at least partially assembled and kept in stock ready for applica-L tion to the webbingwhen desired. These lowing detailed specification, taken inv con- Y nection withV the accompanying drawing forming a part thereof and illustrating a preferableembodiment l of the invention.

, In the drawings,-Figure l isa view of the back portionv of a suspender structure equipped with `the vfittingof the present in* .ventionv Fig. 2 is a vertical section on the line Q-V-Q'of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a horizontaltransverse section on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. L is a plan view of the blank of the bar before `folding and before insertion within the folded web end. n l y lReferring to the drawings `by numerals, l

`indicates the shoulder straps of the ordinary suspender structure and 2 thevback strap thereof. These straps are connectedv by a sliding compensating cord structure or harl ness 3` vthe lower terminals of which are It is a well known'vfact Y Ystrap by means of web yend attachments which constitute the subject-matter of the present invention. These attachments, in

the case of the ends of the shoulder strap and the lower end of the back strap are provided with a single cord guide while the attachment at the upper end of the back strap is provided with three cord guides, as

is usual in a suspender of this character.l

rIhese attachments are similar in structure cord guides of the three-guide attachment. I will therefore describe this three-guide attachment first, it being understood that the single cord vguide is of the saine construction save for the additional parts specifically mentioned.

Each attachment comprises a metal bar orrplatewhich is bent upon itself to inclose a portion of a webbing end and is then enveloped within a'fold of the webbing end, a vportion of this plate being formed to extend through an aperture formed in the webbing to a point beyond the webbing, a cord guide being suitably secured to this extended portion. The blank orV piece of sheet metal from which such a plate may be formedis vshown in plan view in Fig. 4: of the drawings wherein 5 designates the-body portiony o ofthe plate having a pointed edgel 6 and having its opposite edge slotted to form a tongue 7, which is designed to form Va cord guide. supportingl means( In the type of plate whereinbut a single cord guide is employed the plate will terminate in line with kthe end4 ofA thegripping edge 6, as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 4. W'here the plate isto be used for athree cord tube guide as at theupper end of a back strap of a suspender, it will be extended at its ends to forni ears 8, which ears themselves will be shaped to provide the end guides for the cord at the sides of the webbing. The blank when rin'its nal form is folded alongthe dotted lines indicated in Fig. 4i, excepting as to the integral extension 7, which part' isr not folded, but constitutes a projecting tongue extending laterally from the bar to afford a means of connection for one of the guide vexcept for the provisionv of the added end wardly. directed so that theyV will engage in Y tubes as later described. The biting-points 6v of the gripping edge are preferably infabric Vof webbing-which may be held be.- tween the folded plate or bar and securely grip the same,'as will be hereinafter seen.`

' In the case of the single cordl guide attachment, as before stated, there willbe no ears 8, consequently the physical omission fof this part of the bar-is necessary. ln other respects the structure and operation is the same.

the shoulder strap and baclr strap is separately assembled, being passed through tubular cord. guides' 9 of any'Y suitable construction, the endsl of these cord' guides 'being held together in Vany suitable manner over the cord.V For'instancea'tubular-rivet may.

be employed Aor the metal 'of the guides may .be simplybent together tohold temporarily, Such' cord structures having the guides at-` .tached' thereto may be made in bulkY and keptv25. in stock for any length of time.' So'also of Suspenders the foldedbars are attached to the end of the webbing straps as follows: `Each end of webbing at the rear ends of the.

shoulder straps 1 and` theupper Aand lower may the bars,'folded asdescribed. When it is necessary to 'make upfan order ends of the back stra-ps2, adjacent their N end s, is provided with an aperture, the latter being located at a .predetermined distance from the end. The folded bars 5 are then .clamped about the end of the webbing, the Vprongs* 6 biting into the fabric :and securely holding'the barV thereto. lThe webbing is V`vthen looped about the under face of the foldedbar so that thev downwardly project- Ying tongue 7 extends through and beyond j vthe aperture formed in thewebbing, thewebbing .being consequently rbrought upwardly (as seen in Fig. 2), and stitched to {15the loop portion above the bar as'sho'wn at 10, Fig.y 2. The appropriate cord Yguides 9 vmay then be pvotally secured to Vthe projectn ingftengue 7 `which will extend beyond the 'folded webbing end.v Suchattachment may b e made by rany suitable means as by a pivot Y stud, a'rivet, etc;l The cord-guides maybe mounted upon opposite sides ofgthe projectl Y'ing tongue 7 as 'seen in Fig. 2, asisfobv'i'ous,

i or maybe previously lsecured together by- .tubular rivets and .thenV subsequently pivoted l. to Ione face ofthe-tongue extension?. The" ends 8 of the bar are coiled about the' cord YI guide`, which extends atV the sides of the Vback strap shown in Fig. y1 tor form Vend j '60 cord; 'guides 8a.

I These bars when thus -folded'may be`V assembled in bulk ready for application to a webbing end. 'lhecordffor the ends ofV These cord 'guides in the structure shown arerigid with the plate, but 'itis fully within the spirit'of the invention, and-it is possible, though not preferable, to `substitute a shorter extensionA for thepart'S and to pivotally'mount a' separate cord guide, such as those shownfat `9, inplace of the integral vcord guide 8a. q

theparticular embodiment selected foi1 illustration, it is tov be, understoodthat. in this Y YVVhile-fthe foregoing description is *neces-.ff sarily a detailedonein so far as itrconcerns speciiication vand inV the appended claims, Y terms are used in their descriptive sense and that Ystructural modification is included withinltheir spirit and scope.

cure by Letters Patent is: -Y e l. In. a garment supporter, ajfoldedwebbing end having an aperture: therein, aebar externally ofthe fold insaidfweb.'

enveloped within said folded V'webbing end 'f sfo with -a-ineinber constituting a'fpermanent part of the bar extending from said bar and lthrough-said webbing aperture in the direc t ,tion of webbing lengthfandncord guide f Vcarriedfby-saidextended member'with means for connectingsaid guide toY said extensionV '2. In a garment supporte-r', a folded .web-V bing Vend Vhaving, an"V aperture therein, a bar enveloped Within eeiaieieieei webbing end, 'ee f said e bargfcomprisingj aj plate` Yfelded upon iteei'fj-tepieeh therebetween 'the wettingv end, and itselfinclosed within a fold-of said 1 webbing, said plate' having anintegral projecting. portion extending 'through said .web-Y bing aperture, and a cord.guidefcarriedby,

externally. L

.said extendedfpor'tion',andl secured theretof.`

3. Inga gaimentsupporter-,a=foldedweb bin'g end Vhaving anaperture therein, a bar ioo enveloped withinsaid foldedendand Ycorne prising a plate having a toothededge, folded upon litself toV iiicloseV and-grip' therebetween the'webbing end, and itself` subsequently envveloped within'a fold`of said webbing end, said plate'h'aving an integral projecting porr 'tion extending througli saidl-webbing'aper.

pivotally carried 'by ture, with a cord guide said extended portion. n

4e. ln a garmentV supporter, aY folded web-v bing Aend having an aperture therein, a bar VVenveloped within said webbing end,"said bar itself inclosed between' a foldV of isaid we'b externallyof said fold in fthe.webbing.i 5.l In suspender attachments, Vacompensatiieff .ias 'ingl cord harness for the lback vandnshoulder Vstrapsof a suspender, said'harnesshavi'ng i cord guides mounted thereon,and` cordsu'pi f porting bars arranged to'be: applied-tofand inclosed within the'folded ends of the shoul-KV e .e Y 75 lVhatl claim therefore andvdesireV to vsey- Y der and back straps, said bars having integral upon and hold the end of the piece of Webextending Irember arrangedto projefctlcpe bing. yond the p ane o their respective o e strap ends, said members being arranged to ERNEST N HUMPHREY 5 receive and support said cord guides outside Witnesses:

of said folded portion With means formed F. V. McDoNoUGH, integrally with each of said bars to pinch E. S. STARR.

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